Prashanth News

  • | February 14th, 2016

    Nargis Fakhri’s first item song in Kollywood with Prashant is an eyesore!

    Nargis Fakhri’s first item song in Kollywood with Prashant is an eyesore!

    Nargis Fakhri of Rockstar and Madras Cafe fame tried her hand in Tamil movies with an item number, but sadly, it has fallen short of expectations… Click here to read more

  • | December 3rd, 2014

    Yo Yo Honey Singh to croon for a Tamil film yet again!

    Yo Yo Honey Singh to croon for a Tamil film yet again!

    The talented rap star had voiced for Anirudh Ravichander’s superhit song Ethir Neechal in 2013
    It is beyond a smidgen of doubt that Yo Yo Honey Singh is right now India’s biggest hip-hop star. And it looks like Yo Yo is in no mood to rest as he is busy expanding his empire by entering into regional films. After crooning a few lines for Kolaveri Di composer, Anirudh Ravichander, in Ethir Neechal, the Desi Kalakaar singer is all set to record his second Tamil song. Click here to read more

  • | November 3rd, 2014

    Prashanth to play Akshay Kumar’s role in Tamil remake of Special 26

    Prashanth to play Akshay Kumar’s role in Tamil remake of Special 26

    The actor is also rumoured  to reprise Rajkummar Rao’s remake in Queen remake
    Actor Prashanth who has not had a film releases in the last three years will now be seen in the Tamil remake of Akshay Kumar’s hit Hindi film Special 26. His actor-producer-director father, Thiagarajan, who has acquired the south remake rights to Queen, has now also acquired the south remake rights of Special 26.The movie will be remade in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada and Thiagarajan will be directing all four versions himself. Click here to read more

  • | August 1st, 2014

    Nargis Fakhri shoots for item number in Prashanth’s Sahasam!

    Nargis Fakhri shoots for item number in Prashanth’s Sahasam!

    The hottie was in Chennai to shoot for her first item song in Tamil

    Since making her debut in Rockstar, Nargis Fakhri has come a long way. After setting the screen on fire with Shahid Kapoor and Salman Khan, the svelte beauty was roped by producer Thiagarajan to do an item number for his film Sahasam. Main Tera Hero babe was in town shooting for the special song. Click here to read more

  • | June 25th, 2014

    Kangana Ranaut to announce the Queen of South!

    Kangana Ranaut to announce the Queen of South!

     Revolver Rani actor will be announcing the lead for Queen‘s South Indian remake  in a couple of weeks
    Queen has been the iconic film of 2014, perhaps the most important film in Kangana Ranaut’s career. So, when it was reported that the remake rights of Queen were sold to producer-director Thiagarajan, who is planning to remake it in all four major South Indian languages, it took the entire Southern India by storm. Soon speculations of which Southern heroine will step into the Kangy’s shoes started making headlines. Click here to read more

  • | June 12th, 2014

    Lisa Haydon to reprise her role in Queen remake?

    Lisa Haydon to reprise her role in Queen remake?

    The actor-filmmaker Thiagarajan who had purchased the remake rights of Queen has hinted that Lisa Haydon may reprise the her role of carefree Parisian in the remake
    For those who have watched Queen, the word Vijayalaxmi would immediately remind you of Lisa Haydon’s cracker jack of a role from Queen. With minimum screen time the leggy lass almost stole Kangana’s thunder in Queen. What would you say if Lisa Haydon may enact her carefree independent woman antics in Queen‘s South Indian remake? Click here to read more

  • | June 12th, 2014

    Will Prashanth play Vijay in Queen remake?

    Will Prashanth play Vijay in Queen remake?

    Actor Prashanth may reprise the role of Queen’s mean fiance in Queen South remake
     As soon as actor Prashanth’s father and filmmaker Thiagarajan bought the Queen remake rights, the rumours are rife that Prashanth will be stepping into Rajkummar Rao’s shoes to play Vijay. Click here to read more

  • | September 24th, 2012

    Barfi!: The ultimate tribute to Mani Ratnam

    Barfi!: The ultimate tribute to Mani Ratnam

    Cineswami reviews Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra’s film and thinks it’s a lot like Mani Ratnam’s Thiruda Thiruda
    Cineswami has been observing the near universal tide of acclaim for Anurag Basu’s Barfi! with quiet amusement. Yes, it’s a great film no doubt, but the entire mass of reviewers across the globe have missed one critical part of the film, illiterate as they are in cinema. Call it homage, call it tribute, or call it a rip-off, but Barfi! owes a lot to the south Indian master Mani Ratnam. Click here to read more

  • | May 29th, 2012

    Meera Jasmine: I’m still very single

    Meera Jasmine: I’m still very single

    Mollywood star Meera Jasmine is irked at reports in certain sections of the media which claimed that she had married long time boyfriend Mandolin Rajesh
    Buzz is Meera Jasmine who was last seen in Telugu film Moksha married Mandolin Rajesh, who is a popular musician, in a hush hush wedding ceremony recently. Click here to read more

  • | April 6th, 2012

    Prashanth, happy birthday

    Prashanth, happy birthday

    The Kollywood star Prashanth turns a year older today. This birthday there will be big celebrations for the Tamil actor considering he is making a comeback after four long years
    Prashanth turns 39 today. The star is returning to the limelight after a four-year gap in the highly competitive Tamil film industry, which certainly  calls for a huge cake and candles a big bash. Click here to read more

  • | February 28th, 2012

    Prashanth on a weight losing spree for his next

    Prashanth on a weight losing spree for his next

    After his two period films, Ponnar Shankar and Mambattiyan, Prashanth is getting ready for a contemporary movie which will be announced soon. The stylish actor is gearing up not just mentally but physically as well by shedding about  15 kilos for the role
    “I hit the gym and work out rigorously,” Prashanth says. “I’d gained a lot of extra kilos for Mambattiyan. Now I’m trying to regain my previous shape,” adds the Jeans and Kannedhirey Thondrinaal star, who was popular as a romantic hero. Click here to read more

  • | December 20th, 2011

    MAMBATTIYAN movie review: It is outdated, slow-paced

    MAMBATTIYAN movie review: It is outdated, slow-paced

    Malayur Mambattiyan, which came in the 1980s, was based on a desi Robin Hood who lived in the rural Tamil Nadu. The movie had a magical impact at the box office and in Thyagarjan’s career. So Thyagarajan decided to use the same theme to give a boost to his actor son Prashanth’s dwindling career, but couldn’t recreate the same magic
    In the film, Mambattiyan (Prashanth) turns into a killer after his father and mother are murdered by a local bigwig (Kota Srinivasa Rao) for opposing him. In revenge, Mambattiyan kills his whole family and takes refuge in a jungle. The incident changes his life and he starts acting like a saviour by looting corrupt and greedy rich people and helping poor. Click here to read more

  • | October 25th, 2011

    Sandalwood star Prashanth wanted in wife beating case

    Sandalwood star Prashanth wanted in wife beating case

    Sandalwood actor, Prashanth is evading arrest following a complaint filed by his wife, Shashirekha of dowry harassment
    Barely had the dust settled on the Darshan’s wife-beating drama that Sandalwood was rocked again this morning with report of another star wife-beating case. Click here to read more